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DESCRIPTION:Dec 7@ 7pm in Piedmont, and Dec 9@ 3pm at The New Parkway,474 24th Street, 
 Oakland\n\nIn the opening scene of the film 9-year-old Lia Hegarty is on a 
 surfboard splashing in the ocean. From the sun,sea and her gleeful 
 little-girl calls as she catches a wave, the sound and images move to her 
 bedroom, where she declares,"I am transgender. I was born male, and I 
 identify female. But I like to say I'm a girl stuck in a boy's body."\n\nIn 
 taking a look at transgender children, Filmmakers Miri Navasky and Karen 
 O'Connor go deep inside the lives of these children, their families and 
 friends, tracing their path toward gender identity. Told from the 
 perspective of parents, doctors, and the kids themselves, the documentary 
 takes a powerful look at this new generation, exploring the medical 
 possibilities, struggles and choices transgender kids and their families 
 face today. The film gives viewers a chance to observe not only how 
 amazingly self aware  the youngsters are, but also how easily accepted they 
 appear to be by their young friends. The experiences of these real people 
 provide a striking contrast with the media obsession with celebrity, abuse 
 or bathrooms.\n\nChief among the decisions facing these families is whether 
 to take "puberty blockers" that delay an individual's maturation to give 
 them more time before making more permanent decisions about hormone 
 therapies, and then, whether to take hormone therapy.\n\n"The triumph of 
 Growing Up Trans is that it makes viewers feel the struggle, suffering and 
 some of the victories for the children and their parents even as it 
 provides a world of information on coming-of-age transgender." - David 
 Zuriwak, Baltimore Sun\n\nThe screenings will be followed by a panel 
 discussion of transgender children and their parents.\n\nFree; no need to 
 RSVP.\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2017/11/23/18804770.php
SUMMARY:Diversity film 'Growing Up Trans'
LOCATION:Ellen Driscoll Playhouse\n325 Highland Ave\nPiedmont, CA 94611
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2017/11/23/18804770.php
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